Rosalind Patterson-Nelson who want to open a funeral home on Kings Highway speaks to the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission Wednesday afternoon. Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times

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Michele Marcotte

The Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission decided Wednesday against letting a funeral home operate in the former Don's Seafood. The vote was 7-1-1 to deny the rezoning application that drew opposition from neighborhood residents.

Commissioner Phillip Pennywell cast the dissenting vote. Ronnie Remedies abstained, citing a conflict of interest because of ongoing litigation he had with a funeral home he believed was operated by a relative of the applicant. ...